<p>undecided2014 - The OP has already submitted FAFSA (a long time ago). The problem is that the schools are demanding to see his parents’ 2012 tax return before they tell him what his financial aid award will be. And he can’t just send a copy of the tax return (even though it was also filed a long time ago) - he needs authenticated data directly from the IRS. And that won’t be available for another month - and there’s NOTHING he can do to speed that up!</p>